11-letter words containing k, w, e
- objectworks — An object-oriented development environment developed by ParcPlace, available under Smalltalk and C++.
- office work — work normally carried out in an office, for example clerical or administrative work for an organization
- passagework — writing that is often extraneous to the thematic material of a work and is typically of a virtuosic or decorative character: passagework consisting of scales, arpeggios, trills, and double octaves.
- pawn ticket — a receipt given for goods left with a pawnbroker.
- pieceworker — someone who does work paid for according to the quantity produced
- pigeon hawk — merlin.
- plasterwork — finish or ornamental work done in plaster.
- police work — the everyday duties of police officers, esp the investigation of criminal activities
- power brake — an automotive brake set by pressure from some power source, as a compressed-air reservoir, in proportion to a smaller amount of pressure on the brake pedal.
- powerbroker — a person who wields great political, governmental, or financial power.
- privet hawk — a hawk moth, Sphinx ligustri, with a mauve-and-brown striped body: frequents privets
- quickwitted — Alternative spelling of quick-witted.
- racewalking — the activity of racing by walking fast rather than running
- rainbowlike — resembling a rainbow
- reawakening — rousing; quickening: an awakening interest in ballet.
- reckon with — to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount.
- relief work — the work carried out by charities providing aid for people in need, esp in disaster areas
- rock flower — any shrub of the genus Crossosoma, native to the arid regions of the southwestern U.S., having thick, narrow leaves and solitary flowers.
- rye whiskey — rye1 (defs 4, 5).
- semi-weekly — occurring, done, appearing, or published twice a week: semiweekly visits.
- sewing silk — finely twisted silk thread used for sewing, embroidery, etc.
- sheriffwick — shrievalty.
- shipwrecked — the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
- sidewalking — the practice of shopkeepers standing on the sidewalk outside their shops to attract customers.
- sienkiewicz — Henryk [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1846–1916, Polish novelist: Nobel prize 1905.
- sketch show — a show, such as a TV show or public performance, consisting of a variety of short comedy scenes
- slack water — a period when a body of water is between tides.
- slack-jawed — having the mouth open, especially as an indication of astonishment, bewilderment, etc.
- sleepwalker — the act or state of walking, eating, or performing other motor acts while asleep, of which one is unaware upon awakening; somnambulism.
- slow cooker — an electric cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid for cooking meats, casseroles, etc., for several hours at relatively low temperatures, usually around 200° F (93.3° C).
- spacewalker — a person who manoeuvres in space while outside but attached to a spacecraft
- spatterwork — a method of decorating whereby ink or another fluid is spattered over a medium
- spoken word — The spoken word is used to refer to language expressed in speech, for example in contrast to written texts or music.
- spokeswoman — a woman who speaks for another person or for a group.
- steelworker — a person employed in the process of manufacturing steel and steel products.
- stock power — a power of attorney permitting a person other than the owner of stock in a corporation to transfer the title of ownership to a third party.
- stokes' law — the law that the force that retards a sphere moving through a viscous fluid is directly proportional to the velocity of the sphere, the radius of the sphere, and the viscosity of the fluid.
- stoneworker — any construction, as walls or the like, of stone; stone masonry.
- strike down — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- sunday week — a week (counting backward or forward) from Sunday (or Monday, Tuesday, etc.)
- swage block — an iron block containing holes and grooves of various sizes, used for heading bolts and shaping objects not easily worked on an anvil.
- swan's neck — a shallow S-curve used in decorative work.
- swan-necked — having a neck that is long and elegant like that of a swan
- swashbuckle — to work, behave, or perform as a swashbuckler.
- sweep check — a maneuver for depriving an opponent of the puck by seizing it in the crook of one's stick and pulling it away with a movement in a long arc, the stick being held level or nearly level with the ice. Compare check1 (def 37).
- sweepstakes — a sweepstakes.
- swiss steak — a thick slice of steak dredged in flour and pounded, browned, and braised with tomatoes, onions, and other vegetables.
- swivelblock — a block that supports a swivel
- tae kwon do — a Korean martial art, a particularly aggressive form of karate, that utilizes punches, jabs, chops, blocking and choking moves, and especially powerful, leaping kicks.
- take a walk — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.